byte[] buffer = new byte[EXPECTED_SIZE * 3];

            // When
            int offset1 = chunk1.encode(buffer, 0);
            int offset2 = chunk2.encode(buffer, offset1);
            int offset3 = chunk3.encode(buffer, offset1 + offset2);

            // Then
            assertEquals(EXPECTED_SIZE, offset1);
            assertEquals(EXPECTED_SIZE, offset2);

    class EncodingTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("encode should validate size calculation")
        void testEncodeValidSize() {
            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
            testRequest.setTestSize(64);
            testRequest.setTestLength(64);

            int result = testRequest.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(64, result);
        }

        @Test

            // When: Encoding array
            array.encode(mockNdrBuffer);

            // Then: Should encode structure
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).align(4);
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).enc_ndr_long(1);
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).enc_ndr_referent(array.entries, 1);
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode array with null entries")

            int expectedSize = 4 + 2 * path.length();
            assertEquals(expectedSize, buffer.size());
        }
    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("Encode Tests")
    class EncodeTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode simple path correctly")
        void testEncodeSimplePath() {
            String path = "\\\\server\\share";
            int maxReferralLevel = 3;

            byte[] largeBuffer = new byte[1000];

            // Act
            int smallEncodedSize = context.encode(smallBuffer, 0);
            int largeEncodedSize = context.encode(largeBuffer, 500);

            // Assert
            // encode() returns actual bytes written (6), not size() value (8)
            assertEquals(6, smallEncodedSize); // actual: 2 bytes count + 2*2 bytes for ciphers

    }

    /**
     * Test case for the encode method.
     * Verifies that the encode method of a concrete implementation is called
     * and interacts with the NdrBuffer as expected.
     * @throws NdrException if encoding fails.
     */
    @Test
    void testEncode() throws NdrException {
        // When
        ndrObject.encode(mockBuffer);

        // Then

func TestEncodeDecodeAccElem(t *testing.T) {
	v := AccElem{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeAccElem Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := AccElem{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}
}

	v := BatchJobExpire{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeBatchJobExpire Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := BatchJobExpire{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

        // Given
        byte[] buffer = new byte[512];
        int headerStart = 50;
        int bodyOffset = headerStart + Smb2Constants.SMB2_HEADER_LENGTH;

        // Encode the full message to set headerStart
        request.encode(buffer, headerStart);

        // Then - verify the body was written correctly
        byte[] pathBytes = TEST_PATH.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_16LE);

	v := BaseOptions{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeBaseOptions Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := BaseOptions{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}